Between the age of 6 and 14
in elementary schools

Between the age of 14 and 18
in secondary schools

Formations and numbers

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  4 v 4 without goalkeeper 
  
  
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  5 v 5 with goalkeeper 
  
  
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  7 v 7 with goalkeeper

The role of games in building up team work

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  coordination games
  
  
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  combinational games
  
  
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  match-like games

Learning team work

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  What does ball possession mean?
  
  
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  What does the opposition’s ball possession mean? 
  
  
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  What do the lines and zones of the pitch mean? (width – depth)

Attacking and defending tasks

Area, time, goal sizes and the relations of the rules

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  building up a team work that corresponds to the players’ ages
  
  
  
  
  
  

 Formations and numbers

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  7 v 7 with goalkeeper 
  
  
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  11 v 11
  (Used formations: 4-3-3, 3-4-3, 4-4-2)

The role of games in building up team work

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  games improving coordination and combination 
  
  
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  position games (preparing for the match)
  
  
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  match-like games
  (Practising the decisive elements of a match)

Learning team work

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  What is the importance of ball possession?
  
  
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  What has to be done when the opposition
  possesses the ball?
  
  
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  How can the team make use of the opportunities
  offered by the width and depth of the pitch?

Attacking and defending tasks

Area, time, goal sizes and the relations of the rules

• 
  
  building up a team work that corresponds to the players’ ages